The Rockaways chords by Conor Oberst

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Difficulty: Novice


 Obscure Chords:
 F5/G*|C/F#|G5/A*|Em/F#
e|-1-  -0-  -3-  -0-|
B|-0-  -2-  -0-  -0-|
G|-0-  -0-  -0-  -0-|
D|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|
A|-3-  -3-  -5-  -2-|
E|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|

 *Riff:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-0-------|
D|---3-2h3-|
A|---------|
E|---------|

 Intro:
e|--------------------------------------0-|
B|-1-1---0-0----1-0-----1-----3-0--0h1--2-|
G|------------------2-0---0-------------0-|
D|-----2-----2--------------2-----------2-|
A|-3-----3------3---3-3-3-----3----3----3-|
E|--------------------------------------3-|

Verse 1:
C
Scared of everything

Everything's on blast
Am
Never travel light

I carry the past
Am/E
In an armored car

That's my skeleton
Fmaj7
Worship one idea

Like a superfan
C
In a gallery

With a slanted view
Am
There's a book signing

Dystopian haikus
Am/E
As they're read out loud

Under Edison lights
Fmaj7
Makes me scratch my head
                           C
And think of simpler times

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 1:
F5/G*      G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*       G5/A*        Am   G Fmaj7
We drove it out to The Rock a ways
Am/E
And you went swimming
Am/E
I watched you swimming

(*Riff)  C

Verse 2:
C
I'm made of money now

There's nothing I want
Am
Except expensive wine

To watch the rocket launch
Am/E
We'll climb up on the roof

And sit in plastic chairs
Fmaj7
Watch it accelerate

Until it disappears
C
Just like your goodbye voice

Trailing off down the hall
Am
I love you, baby

I'll be back in one hour
Am/E
You'll try and smile then

Sometimes it doesn't stick
Fmaj7
I'll help you tune it out
                        C
I'll help you reminisce

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 2:
F5/G*       G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*     G5/A*          Am      G   Fmaj7
Filled it up with some friends I'd made
              Am/E
And they went dancing
Am/E
I watched them dancing

(*Riff) C

Bridge:
Em/F#
Don't feel badly
F5/G*
I'm barely angry
G5/A*                  Fmaj7
It's not too much to contain
Em/F#
Always knew that
F5/G*
It'd probably happen
G5/A*                        Fmaj7   C
We'd put these memories to shame

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 3:
F5/G*     G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*     G5/A*       Am  G Fmaj7
Gassed it up for our get a way
              Am/E
Said you'd be waiting
Am/E
I left you waiting

(*Riff) C